Salem Ermish, Ph.D. candidate in Plant Sciences, will be presenting their thesis proposal, "Using UAV data to predict PVY infection status in potato and for high-throughput phenomic selection in potato breeding trials," on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 9 am in 202 Rogers Hall. For those who would like to attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/83624779936 Advisor: […]
Alexander Mereghetti, Ph.D. candidate in EES/SBE, will be defending his dissertation, "Reconstructing Megafauna-Vegetation Interactions across Spatial and Temporal Scales," on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 10 a.m. in 300 Bryand Global Sciences Center. To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/86418500294 Advisor: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill
Parker Bausman, Master's student in EES/SBE, will be defending his thesis, "Reciprocal subsidies in sub-alpine ponds and the influence of a range-shifting caddisfly," at noon on December 4th in the Mitchell Center, 107 Norman Smith Hall. Zoom link for those who cannot attend in person: maine.zoom.us/s/84579219857 Thesis advisor: Dr. Amanda Klemmer.
Trina Wantman, Master's student in EES/SBE, will be defending her thesis, "Nest site selection and nest success of wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in Central Maine," on December 5th, 2024 at 9 am, in the Mitchell Center in 107 Norman Smith Hall. Thesis advisor: Dr. Matt Chatfield. All are welcome! To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/82404019198
Nikhil Brocchini, Master's student in CCI/SBE, will be defending his thesis, "Global Spatiotemporal Patterns of Pleistocene Large Mammal Extinction: Integrating the Evidence and Resolving the Contradictions," at noon on Thursday, December 5, in the Bryand Global Sciences Center room 300. Thesis advisor: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/86915555390
Cornelius Nichodemus, Ph.D. student is SBE, will be presenting his Ph.D. thesis proposal, "Integrating biogeography, functional evolution, and phylogeography to understand the distribution of tropical plant diversity," at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 6 in 204 Nutting Hall. To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/87821668052?pwd=sZL1Fug55JUKmtrBi2yRYFsbUambmv.1 Thesis advisor: Dr. José (Dudu) Meireles
Alice Hotopp, Ph.D. candidate in SBE/EES, will be presenting her dissertation defense, "Feather melanism in Ammospiza sparrows—insights into adaptation" at 9 am Thursday, December 19 in the Mitchell Center (107 Smith Hall). For those unable to attend in person, the Zoom link is https://maine.zoom.us/j/82925145775#success Advisors: Dr. Kristina Cammen and Dr. Brian Olsen
